The art of stonecutting has been around since before the pyramids. The art is kept alive today by people like
Alan Tollakson. The Emporia man has been
working on the statehouse renovations for the past two years. Recently, he took some time off to share his
skills with students at Quincy Elementary School. Tollakson talked to the students about the
tools he uses and how he carves stone.
Each of the students got to spend a few minutes chipping into stone to
find out how difficult it can be.
Tollakson is not only showing students how to carve stone, he is also carving
Quincy’s mascot, the roadrunner, which will soon be on display at the
school. Tollakson was brought to Quincy
by Kimberly Adam, visual arts coordinator at the school.
